The Second Soul Ring

In early May, even in the northern city of "Cold Wind City," the grass grows and birds sing.

Several years ago, the Cold Wind Grand Camp began to see the peculiar sight of "Blue Silver Grass" covering the entire area.

Apart from the walking paths and the training grounds, most of the land was planted with "Blue Silver Grass".

These small grasses with pale blue leaves were, in the previous icy and snowy landscape, the most common color in the eyes of the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Cold Wind Grand Camp, besides white.

It's like the clear sky on a sunny winter day.

Walking briskly through the camp, feeling the vibrant life force emanating from the "Blue Silver Grass" plants all around, Ling Yi's mind was not as restless as his movements; instead, it was quite peaceful.

Soon, Ling Yi returned to his tent, placed the large earthenware pot on a low table, and instead of immediately enjoying the nourishing soup that he had painstakingly prepared, he walked towards the large wooden tub in the corner of the tent.

He took a shower, cleaned himself, and changed into a set of dry, loose-fitting clothes. The whole process was slow, methodical, and meticulous.

Ling Yi sat down in front of the low table, stretched out his right hand, and with a thought, his Martial Soul "Blue Silver Grass" appeared. The pale blue grass leaves glowed, and as they swayed, it seemed as if flowing light and color were falling into the air.

As the "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul appeared, the "Blue Silver Grass" covering the ground in Ling Yi's tent instantly transformed into tiny specks of Blue Star, illuminating his mind.

As these Blue Star gradually brightened, the once dark distance began to reveal its hazy outline.

These are outlines perceived by pure spiritual power.

If combined with Ling Yi's powerful five senses and telepathy, every blade of grass and every stone within a radius of thirty meters would be reflected and manifested in his mind.

Thirty meters away, it wasn't completely dark. Rather, like human vision, the clarity of vision decreased with distance.

At this moment, three blue stars stood out most in Ling Yi's mind. If the stars of the other "Blue Silver Grass" were like fireflies, then these three were like the bright moon in the sky!

These three bright blue moons were just a few meters behind Ling Yi, beside the bed.

The golden sunlight streaming through the open skylight in the tent shone on three "Blue Silver Grass" plants that were different in shape but all resembled a clump of shrubs.

There was a single, unremarkable plant by the bedside, looking exactly like the "Blue Silver Grass" that covered the ground, except that its stems and leaves were thicker and wider, and its leaves were more numerous and longer, making it look like dozens of large "Blue Silver Grass" plants had grown together.

Over the past four years, quite a few people have entered Ling Yi's camp, but none of them have ever felt that there was anything wrong with this "Blue Silver Grass". At most, they have noticed that it grows more lushly than other "Blue Silver Grass" and likes to grow in clusters.

In comparison, the two "Blue Silver Grass" located on either side of Ling Yi's bed are slightly more conspicuous.

On the inner side, the "Blue Silver Grass" growing against the edge of the tent is similar in size and style to the "original" one by the bedside. The difference is that the color of its leaves and stems is not the light blue of ordinary "Blue Silver Grass", but a bluish-gray with a metallic sheen. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, it gives people a sense of toughness.

On the other side, the "Blue Silver Grass" closer to Ling Yi's side also differed in color.

It was a pale blue, almost white, like the sky just after sunrise, full of the miracles and possibilities of Life.

The plant by the bedside is a seed left behind by the three-hundred-year-old "Blue Silver Grass" that sacrificed itself to become Ling Yi's First Soul Ring, and it was re-cultivated and grown by Ling Yi.

Now, more than four years later, it has once again become a century-old "Blue Silver Grass", and its age has reached more than 600 years!

During the process of regrowth, neither the ten-year critical point of the first stage nor the second critical point of the hundred-year stage existed. Under the nurturing of Ling Yi's Soul Power and the rapid absorption of external nutrients, the energy accumulated inside was also expanding rapidly.

It's like a master who has dispelled his cultivation and started anew. He can ignore all his previous bottlenecks and recover his original cultivation level with unstoppable momentum, and even make further progress!

It remains to be seen whether this "Blue Silver Grass" will bring Ling Yi new surprises again when they reach the 999th and 1000th year levels, just like before.

Compared to ' A Lan ' who had to rebuild his cultivation, the other two ' Blue Silver Grass ' named ' A Hua ' and ' A Luo ' by Ling Yi were different kinds of 'Blue Silver Grasses' that grew using ' Iron Birch Tree ' wood chips and ' Maiden Luo Grass Blue Silver Grass ' vines as fertilizer, respectively.

Both have the same lifespan, growing from about three hundred years ago to eight hundred years today!

Over the years, no fewer than a hundred people have entered and exited Ling Yi's camp, but none of them have discovered these three "Blue Silver Grass" that are hundreds of years old.

It's not that they're blind, it's that they simply couldn't have imagined it!

The saying "the darkest place is under the lamp" perfectly describes this situation.

Who would have thought that three hundred-year-old Soul Beast were quietly growing right next to Ling Yi's bed?

Who would have thought that "Blue Silver Grass" could be a century old?

Speaking of which, can "Blue Silver Grass" even be considered Soul Beast? If you uproot it, tear it into pieces, and crush it, you won't even get Soul Ring, let alone a single Soul Power fluctuation—

Over the past four years, among those who have entered Ling Yi's camp, the one with the strongest strength and the broadest vision is none other than Lou Gao, who is Soul King.

Even after traveling to almost half of the Douluo Continent Lou Gao, he had never seen or noticed the existence of the century-old "Blue Silver Grass".

Furthermore, with Ling Yi present, the vitality and energy fluctuations of these individual "Blue Silver Grass" are extremely restrained, not much different from the ordinary "Blue Silver Grass" scattered on the ground, at most a bit more vigorous. Unless you specifically cut off a blade of grass and put it in your mouth to taste, it is almost impossible to directly feel the immense vitality and plant energy contained within.

Ling Yi's gaze swept over A Lan, A Hua, and A Luo, and finally settled on A Luo grass leaves were relatively slender and long.

Lowering his head, Ling Yi lifted the lid of the casserole. Amidst the enticing aroma, he calmly devoured half a pot of "Tenfold Tonic Soup," weighing four or five pounds, along with the bones and ingredients, in a very short time.

Feeling his stomach being stretched open, and the burning sensation spreading from his stomach throughout his body, Ling Yi got up and walked to the bed. He waved his Martial Soul "Blue Silver Grass" at A Luo, releasing his Soul Power.

A familiar scene unfolded: specks of blue, green, and yellow light emerged from A Luo's body, which was about two feet in diameter, and rose into the air to converge.

While the Soul Ring were still condensing, Ling Yi didn't wait foolishly. Instead, he squatted down and assumed a fighting stance in the open space between the low table and the bed.

The first move of "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Style": Galloping Fierce Horse!

As the body's muscles and skin were spontaneously strengthened by the heat flowing from his abdomen, a deep yellow halo radiating intense vitality finally took shape in mid-air, about a meter away from Ling Yi.

Without Ling Yi needing to activate his Soul Power to absorb it, with just a slight thought in his mind, the deep yellow halo transformed into a stream of light, enveloping the Martial Soul "Blue Silver Grass" that Ling Yi's right palm had not yet retracted into his body.

At the same time, on the ground, the mutated "Blue Silver Grass" A Luo, which looked like dozens of "Blue Silver Grass" clustered together, also transformed into a stream of light and followed it towards Ling Yi's Martial Soul "Blue Silver Grass", merging into one like swallows returning to the forest or rain falling into an ancient pool.

All that remained was a pile of ashes, grayish-white with a pale blue tinge, and a thumb-sized blue-white seed.

Ignoring A Luo's selfless dedication, Ling Yi continued practicing "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Style" on his own, starting with the first move, Galloping Fierce Horse, then the second move: Soul Skill: Spirit Snake Constriction, the third move: Soul Skill: Fierce Tiger Roar Light as a Swallow, the fourth move: Soul Skill: Roaring Tiger, the fifth move: Soul Skill: Savage Bull Charge, the sixth move: Golden Ape Throw, the seventh move: Violent Bear Crushes Stone...

With his mind focused on two things at once, under the control of his mental energy, the heat from the "Tenfold Tonic Soup" in his abdomen and the immense Life energy from A Luo in his meridians circulated simultaneously within Ling Yi's body.

At this moment, Ling Yi's bones made a faint cracking sound under the impact of these energies. The tendons throughout his body were stretched and strengthened with the changes in the boxing stance. No part of his muscles, bones, skin, flesh, meridians, internal organs, blood vessels, etc. were spared.

As all the surging energy subsided, Ling Yi lowered his stance, exhaled a long breath, and, feeling his physical body and Soul Power, which had been greatly enhanced, smiled.

"It's done—!"

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